Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Central Asia

Labor force in Central Asia in 2025 — 32,367,488 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 66.4%.

2025 32.37M people +0.26% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 32.37M people2025
Period minimum 19.45M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Central Asia, 1990–202515M20M25M30M35M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 19,451,864 people1991: 19,987,838 people1992: 20,481,485 people1993: 20,862,169 people1994: 21,300,594 people1995: 21,576,762 people1996: 21,670,070 people1997: 21,833,874 people1998: 21,986,228 people1999: 22,215,830 people2000: 22,549,305 people2001: 22,937,935 people2002: 23,398,363 people2003: 23,824,393 people2004: 24,149,896 people2005: 24,420,212 people2006: 24,738,137 people2007: 25,097,300 people2008: 25,455,116 people2009: 25,887,795 people2010: 26,299,444 people2011: 26,739,569 people2012: 27,088,532 people2013: 27,349,285 people2014: 27,765,702 people2015: 28,180,964 people2016: 28,561,585 people2017: 28,807,172 people2018: 29,236,367 people2019: 29,624,704 people2020: 29,498,042 people2021: 30,131,784 people2022: 31,186,358 people2023: 31,663,155 people2024: 32,282,958 people2025: 32,367,488 people
Change over the period: +12.92M (+66.4%) Average annual rate: 1.47 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central Asia

Central Asia 32.37M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 32.37M +84,530 +0.26%
2024 32.28M +619,803 +1.96%
2023 31.66M +476,797 +1.53%
2022 31.19M +1.05M +3.5%
2021 30.13M +633,742 +2.15%
2020 29.5M −126,662 −0.43%
2019 29.62M +388,337 +1.33%
2018 29.24M +429,195 +1.49%
2017 28.81M +245,587 +0.86%
2016 28.56M +380,621 +1.35%
2015 28.18M +415,262 +1.5%
2014 27.77M +416,417 +1.52%
2013 27.35M +260,753 +0.96%
2012 27.09M +348,963 +1.31%
2011 26.74M +440,125 +1.67%
2010 26.3M +411,649 +1.59%
2009 25.89M +432,679 +1.7%
2008 25.46M +357,816 +1.43%
2007 25.1M +359,163 +1.45%
2006 24.74M +317,925 +1.3%
2005 24.42M +270,316 +1.12%
2004 24.15M +325,503 +1.37%
2003 23.82M +426,030 +1.82%
2002 23.4M +460,428 +2.01%
2001 22.94M +388,630 +1.72%
2000 22.55M +333,475 +1.5%
1999 22.22M +229,602 +1.04%
1998 21.99M +152,354 +0.7%
1997 21.83M +163,804 +0.76%
1996 21.67M +93,308 +0.43%
1995 21.58M +276,168 +1.3%
1994 21.3M +438,425 +2.1%
1993 20.86M +380,684 +1.86%
1992 20.48M +493,647 +2.47%
1991 19.99M +535,974 +2.76%
1990 19.45M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.